Folding box



'March 22, l H, E- COLE 1,850,829

FOLDING BOX Filed Aug. 25. 1929 2 sheets-sheet 1 ATTORNEY March z2, 1932. H 'E COLE 1,850,329`

FOLDING BQX Filed Aug. 23, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 UVENTOR BY ww-ufd Patented lviaraZZglQg i 'n nnnninfconnbnAKRON; onto; AssIeNoR roman coLnFo/Lnmsanoxaoomnm or f A Knomonmnconronarlovfor? 03H0" f n FOLDING;y v130x'. i

Appnauon fue@ August r23, 192er.sensiinsatisfaitsY rfhis invention relates to folding boxes. The general purpose of the invention 1s to provide an improved folding box of which ay blank is provided including a topclosed end,

bottoni,y open end and a1 lockingf tab are arranged'in a line through the center of the blank and sides are arranged at'eachside of the top and bottoinand` foldablegussets at each side of the closed end between they top and bottom sidesvr Y More particularly7 the 'inventiony contemplates theprovisionon such boxes of more or less flat .constructionvs'uch as suit .orf dress boxesl of compara-tively long n interlocking flaps on the ends of one pair ofsides, preferably the bottom lsides,kand comparatively short liaps on the other pair of `sides eachadapted to interlock withy an adjacent long; flap when the top and bottomarebro'ught to- -f gether to secure the parts of the boX `together described below. Itis to be'understood that ready for closing the open end by insertion of the locking tab between the edges of theflaps andthe top. n

The yforegoingand k'other purposes ofthe vinventionl are attained yin the 'folding boX shown in the accompanying drawings and the invention is notlimited to the particular form thereof shown and described;

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Figure 3 is a longitudinal section `through i the box illustratingthe next step in the folding operation;

' Figure 4 is a perspective view 'sh owing the folded box after completionkr ofy the folding step of Figure 3; andk f Figure 5 is a! Y perspective of the completely folded box.

` Referring yto thedrawings, the bozrblank,V 1 which is made in the usual way as by stamping out to the shapeshown with the scorings shown fromsuitable material suchfas paste board, comprisesatop 10g closed end 11,-'botf tomlQ, open end l'and locking tab 14 arrangedk in a line through the center of the `vreceive hook-like members 19E and Q0 onathe shown in Figure'l u f The@setting,A up ofthegborrz is n0w-y coms Y blank andfhavingfsidesl'andlon eacliside;

ofthe top, sides 1'7, and 18 on eachde oftlie bottom,flaps wand-2001i the extremefendsof sides lfandfl; flapslandonitheertreme ends ofthe bottom sidesand foldablegussets members Q5 and'ZGada-pted tofbe inteIflOcledY acrossthebox fortheiinitial:settinguptheres of. .'Tgliese flaps 21.,and.22: are also provided witlizslitsll" anch-221? adptdfrespectivelyto.

lapsslt), and ,20'4 tosecure, thetop.A and bottom oftheboxtogether; f i s Thegussets 23 'andacomprise three tri"T angular portions denedby diagonal 'scors ings between theadjacentends ofthetopfand bottom sides, the outei triangulart` pprtion being, stamped out. sol that thel gussetsswll fold ,easily andwillnot'be too.h in the foldedbox; u v i The locking tab 14 preferablyk isiprovded with scored pxortionsflft 1145i adapted-io proa videprojections: for locking over the iedfges'of the, flaps when the. tabVK is i inserted-tou close the open..endof thefbox., n ,K

When Van article such .asfasuit, dress or the likeis to ybe packed in- ,.the improvedfboxsfthe' `first operation is@ tovv fold ,thesides;,.aps and gussets upwa-rdlyandtolfoldtlapsfl-ands22 inwardly `and interlockithesa-ine as shownLin Figure 2. The dress, suit orthe like isathen placed-.ons,thevbottomaof the-Them.y

ll1e..top -10l is `I`then.,folded u-pwaizfllyv,-asy shown in Eigin'e V3; gussets and-.24: AIfoldi'ng inwardly and y drawing the closed :f end, up;V Wardly asf this `-operation:V continues `ands the topsides l5 Vand.ldengaging abou-tfo'rcover:

.lapping bthe -bottom-,sides-,17and.,1% and the Y apsqlfand QOoVbeing/zfoldedilinwardly andhooked respectively in the' slits 211? -andf22b`k-A as pleted by i folding upgthe-open.` end. 13 and 'ini-,1

sertingfthe tab llrf'betweenthezflaps:andthey top the vb(nr-Mins. set iup; beingt-shownznxEg-. ure -5 l-if` -Zgaiitl2ten ,tlielsidesnf theclosediends and c. A between the adjracentfends ofthe top he napster anagaaare formen-witness at 21a" and 22atherein to. provideliook-lilie 6a,

yIt will appear from the foregoing descrip- V tion and the accompanying drawings that a simple, easily set-up, one-piece folding box of flat construction has been provided by the invention. Obviously modifications of thc invention may be resorted to without departing fror'nth'e spirit thereof or the scope of the appended claims.

. What is claimed is '1. A folding box comprising al blank y extreme ends of the top sides and havin hook-like members thereon, said first name `flaps each having a slit therein for receiving the hook-member of each second named flap :on the same side of the box, the said second end member being adapted to fold over said flaps when the latter are engaged and said tab being adapted to be inserted between the engaged flaps and the top of the box.

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ing', hook-like members thereon, said tirstnamed flaps each having a slit therein for receiving the hook-like member of each secondname" flap on the same side of the box, and a tab on the open end adapted to be inserted betweenthe engaged flaps and thetop to close 4 Y thegboxsaid tab having scored projections thereon for engaging over the upper edges of the flaps closed.

2; A folding boxV comprising a blank in the folded box to lock the box` g formed with a top, closed end, bottom and l open end in a line through the center thereof, sides onfthe top and bottom, diagonally foldable gussets .on the closed ends and connected between the top and bottom sides, flaps on the extreme ends of the bottom sides having interengaging hook-like formations for locking the flaps together across the box, flaps Y on the extreme ends of the top sides and having hook-like members thereon, said firstnamed' flaps each having a slit therein for ref ceiving the hook-like member of each secondnamed tia-p on the same sideof the box, and a tab on the open end adapted to be inserted between the engaged fiaps and the top to close the box, said tab having scored projections thereon for engaging over the upper edges of the flaps inthe folded box to lock the box closed. f

3. A folding box comprising a blank having a top and a bottom, an end between said top and bottom, a second end member connected tothe bottom along the edge thereof opposite tosaid first mentioned end, a flap secured to the second end member, the said top, the first mentioned end member, the bot- `tom,'the secondmentioned end memberv and the flap being in alignment, diagonally foldable gussets adjacent each end of said first mentioned end, sides secured to the edges ofA the top and botom, flaps on the extreme ends of', the bottom' sides lhaving interenga ing hook-like formations for locking the aps together across one end of the box. flaps on the 

